iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) Short Interest Update

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,300,000 shares, an increase of 307.7% from the October 31st total of 1,300,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,569,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ EMXC traded down $0.39 on Thursday, hitting $57.70. 1,411,751 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,253,852. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $59.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.73 and a beta of 0.88. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF has a twelve month low of $52.43 and a twelve month high of $63.25.

Institutional Trading of iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EMXC. Country Trust Bank acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF by 146.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sugarloaf Wealth Management LLC now owns 694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 412 shares in the last quarter. Zions Bancorporation N.A. purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $65,000. Finally, Lynx Investment Advisory purchased a new position in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $78,000.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF Company Profile

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (EMXC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China index. The fund tracks a market-cap- weighted index of emerging-market firms, excluding China. The index covers 85% of the universe by market cap. EMXC was launched on Jul 18, 2017 and is managed by BlackRock.